translate
translate /trænˈsleɪt/
verb
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Restate (words) from one language into another language
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render
, interpret
, translate
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restate (words) from one language into another language
I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S.
I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S.
Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?
Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?
She rendered the French poem into English
She rendered the French poem into English
He translates for the U.N.
He translates for the U.N.
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Change from one form or medium into another
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transform
, translate
)
change from one form or medium into another
Braque translated collage into oil
Braque translated collage into oil
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Make sense of a language
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read
, interpret
, translate
, understand
)
make sense of a language
She understands French
She understands French
Can you read Greek?
Can you read Greek?
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(geometry) change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation
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translate
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(geometry) change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation
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Bring to a certain spiritual state
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translate
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bring to a certain spiritual state
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(genetics) determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA
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translate
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(genetics) determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA
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Express, as in simple and less technical language
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translate
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express, as in simple and less technical language
Can you translate the instructions in this manual for a layman?
Can you translate the instructions in this manual for a layman?
Is there a need to translate the psychiatrist's remarks?
Is there a need to translate the psychiatrist's remarks?
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(physics) subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body
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translate
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(physics) subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body
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Be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way
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translate
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be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way
Poetry often does not translate
poetry often does not translate
Tolstoy's novels translate well into English
Tolstoy's novels translate well into English
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Be equivalent in effect
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translate
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be equivalent in effect
The growth in income translates into greater purchasing power
the growth in income translates into greater purchasing power
